If you've been wondering what's hogging the bandwidth on your home network or been thinking someone might be freeloading on your Wi-Fi, you'll want to know how to find any unauthorized devices and ...

Install nmap if you don't already have it on your Linux computer. Run "sudo apt-get install nmap" on Ubuntu, or "sudo dnf install nmap" on Fedora. To do a quick scan of your network and discover the ...

Back in the day, if you ever felt like someone was watching you, you merely had to look around for a creep or two. Today, thanks to the advent of virtually invisible wireless networks, things aren't ...

Why Scan Your WiFi Network? Scanning your WiFi network is crucial for identifying and managing devices connected to your network, ensuring security, and optimizing performance. This tutorial will ...

The best way to see which devices are connected to your Wi-Fi (and find out their IP and MAC addresses) is to use the open-source tool Angry IP Scanner. It’s lightweight, runs on Windows, macOS, and ...

Network discovery tools help admins find devices, make maps of the network, keep track of devices, control who can use them, and manage the network better. If you don't know what devices are on your ...

Network security is not just for IT professionals. Even home users need to keep their networks secure to prevent unauthorized people from, for example, hogging their broadband, installing malware that ...

The rite of spring cleaning is clearly good for your home and your mind and well-being, but trust me, your home network and all the devices connected to it could use it, too. Yesterday, we looked at a ...

Home Wi-Fi networks are the backbone of how most people get online, connecting laptops, phones, smart TVs and more. When properly secured, they offer a convenient and private way to browse the ...

One of the big appeals of smart home devices is interconnectivity. You tweak some settings on your phone and your devices start working together in a coordinated fashion — the fans and window ...

We spend so much time online that how we connect to the internet has become almost as important as the devices we use. Most people never give it a second thought. They connect their computer to Wi-Fi, ...